Today I write
I got up this morning, made a cup of coffee, and sat down at my computer with my anticipation level off the charts. You see, today I will write. My… Read more »
Category: Writing
We ain’t equal yet, sister!
The world is not an equal place. Especially for women. I came across the Writers Guild of America’s list of 101 best screenplays of all time. It was done… Read more »
ABNA
I did it. I entered Gray Zone into the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Wish me luck, and send Gray Zone all the good thoughts you can spare. It is a Young… Read more »
Obfuscation
The best writers focus on what is important–communication. They keep their writing simple, clear, and concise. They don’t get caught up in complicated sentence structures. They resist the urge to… Read more »
Slipping into villainosity
I have been studying what makes a villain, and I find it rather interesting. I am especially fascinated by the fact that a wrong step, usually into that self-centered world… Read more »
Writer, know thy character
In my MFA program we are now working on…drum roll, please…CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Of all the different aspects of writing, character development is the one I feel I need to work… Read more »
Imagine that!
If I didn’t know the imagination was powerful before, I sure do now! I am taking a class about research, something I am comfortable with and enjoy very much. The… Read more »
Keep your day job!
I’ve noticed the phenomenon before. If you are a studying archaeology, engineering, business, computer science or any number of fields, either nothing is mentioned about chances of getting a job,… Read more »
Loglines
At the beginning of this week I didn’t even know what a logline was. Now, since the week has progressed to the ripe old age of Tuesday, I need to… Read more »
Dripping with sap
I had finished a draft of the first part of the screen play, and it was…it was…well, I really couldn’t tell what it was! I enjoyed writing it, tremendously, but… Read more »